slaver 1 of 2

as in to drool
to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth a dog slavering over a bone

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slaver

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noun

as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws

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Verb
It’s aided in this by the natural grandeur of its painterly environments, which, even when littered with dead bodies and slavering monsters, create an imperative to preserve a fictional world that extends beyond exposition about the importance of doing so. WIRED, 24 June 2023 Not backed up by the whole of law enforcement, mind you, because otherwise, there’d be no story, no slavering depictions of depravity, no waltz into the abyss and no righteous body count. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
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Information could also come from unexpected sources: when slavers sought a Philadelphia warrant to make arrests in Lancaster County, the son of the judge who issued the warrant alerted Still, who then warned the targets. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025 Yes, Aida is an old-fashioned blockbuster, a tale of bloodthirsty slavers, desert vendettas, and love amid the pyramids. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slaver
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  • Fair to say that the Ichiban has already accomplished its primary objective of getting moto nerds to drool over it on their phone screens – even though there is little likelihood that it will be built as it is envisioned.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Pay attention for signs of distress: panting, drooling, a high heart rate, dry nose, lethargy, or even vomiting, staggering or seizures.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • The testing required customers to submit a saliva sample by mail to then receive personalized genetic reports, which has resulted in the company holding the genetic data of more than 15 million customers.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
  • People get hantavirus from exposure to infected rats, mice and other rodents, including when they are exposed to their urine, droppings or saliva, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
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  • Abby spits back before raising her gun and blasting off his knee.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Elliott spits her verses in patois, freeing up space on the track for the drums to get some before Cartel and M.I.A. slide through. 41.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • These chalky outcomes should have golf fans salivating over the potential for a similar result at this week’s Masters Tournament.
    Jason Sobel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The combination has led fans to salivate about what Flagg might do next.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Slaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaver. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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